Vanessa Bourassa

October 02, 2010

Sioux Falls: Vanessa Bourassa, 34, of Sioux Falls died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010, in rural Beresford. Her funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, at First Congregational UCC Church in Redfield. Rev. Tim Fugman will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery in Redfield. Visitation will be 1-8 p.m. Monday, with the family present from 4-6 p.m., at Thelen Funeral Home in Redfield. Vanessa was born Oct. 21, 1975, in Texas to Gerry and Madonna (Perkins) Buss. While her dad was moving with his career, the family moved throughout the United States. Vanessa attended grade school in Georgia and high school in Wisconsin. She graduated from Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls with a nursing degree. Vanessa and Trevor Bourassa were married July 28, 2007, in Sioux Falls. She enjoyed spending time with her family, sunflowers, horses, sewing, gardening, decorating and puzzles. Vanessa is survived by her husband, Trevor, of Sioux Falls; and her children: Cassidy, Tristen, Hunter and Payton. She is also survived by her brother, Jason Buss of Denver, Colo.; her father, Gerry (Eileen) Buss of Salt Lake City, Utah; her mother, Madonna Buss of Denver; her paternal grandmother, Kay Buss of Redfield; and her maternal grandmother, Marilyn Perkins of Denver. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Curtis Buss, and her maternal grandfather, Mervin Perkins. thelenfuneralhome.com